Migration from Couchbase Server
Introduction
This guide presents the key points to consider when migrating from Couchbase Server to Amazon DocumentDB. It explains considerations for the discovery, planning, execution, and validation phases of your migration. It also explains how to perform offline and online migrations.
Comparison to Amazon DocumentDB
| Couchbase Server | Amazon DocumentDB | |
|---|---|---|
| Data Organization | In versions 7.0 and later, data is organized into buckets, scopes, and collections. In earlier versions, data is organized into buckets. | Data is organized into databases and collections. |
| Compatibility | There are separate APIs for each service (e.g. data, index, search, etc.). Secondary lookups use SQL++ (formerly known an N1QL); a query language based on ANSI-standard SQL so it is familiar to many developers. | Amazon DocumentDB is compatible with the MongoDB API. |